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The Circulatory System

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

The circulatory system is made up of:

a)

Blood

b)

Blood Vessels

c)

Heart

d)

Carbon Dioxide

2.

Blood is a mixture of:

a)

oxygen

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

plasma

3.

Which component makes up the most of your blood?

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cells

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

4.

Which part of your blood helps you to fight infections?

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

plasma

d)

platelets

5.

Which part of your blood helps you to deliver oxygen to the cells?

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

6.

Which part of your blood is used to help in the clotting process?

a)

red blood cells

b)

white blood cells

c)

platelets

d)

plasma

7.

This type of blood vessel carries blood away from the heart:

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

8.

This type of blood vessel carries blood to the heart

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

9.

This type of blood vessel exchanges nutrients across its surface

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

10.

This vessel has thick muscular walls to withstand the high force of the blood travelling through it

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

11.

This vessel is equipped with valves and a large lumen to push blood flowing at a low pressure through it

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capilllaries

12.

Which vessel is responsible for taking blood to the lungs?

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

vena cava

d)

aorta

13.

Which vessel is responsible for taking oxygen rich blood to the body?

a)

pulmonary artery

b)

pulmonary vein

c)

aorta

d)

vena cava

14.

Which vessel is responsible for returning oxygen poor blood to the heart?

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

vena cava

d)

aorta

15.

Which vessel is responsible for returning oxygen rich blood to the heart from the lungs?

a)

pulmonary vein

b)

pulmonary artery

c)

vena cava

d)

aorta

16.

This stops the back-flow of blood in the heart

a)

ventricle

b)

valve

c)

vein

17.

The heart is made up of how many chambers?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

18.

This chamber has a thicker muscle to help pump blood around the body:

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

left ventricle

d)

right ventricle

19.

Which side of the heart is responsible for carrying oxygen-rich blood?

a)

left side of heart

b)

right side of heart

c)

top of heart

d)

bottom of heart

20.

Which of the following blood groups is that of the Universal Recipient ( receiver)

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

21.

In an extreme emergency where a man needed an immediate blood transfusion, which blood would it be best to give him to save his life?

a)

A

b)

AB

c)

O

d)

B